Well Hello

Hi again.  I have SOOOOOO much to tell you.

 I hope you'll bare with me

while I post about

"The Miner Moments"

over the past few weeks.

It is time to play catch up! 

Put on your seat belt, the ride is about to begin.

Two of my favorite

GUYS in the whole world!

Preston and Grandad at Mack and Chery'ls Reception

Yesterday our Church and the Ephiphany Catholic Church across the street had the annual Christmas Concert.

Two Churchs ~ One Message

"Jesus is Born"

was on the title page of the program.

I loved it~

The Concert was amazing!  Both Marci and Hope participated in it.  It was professionally recorded and  I  can't wait to post  some of it. If I can't get my hands on a recording, I'm sure Marci will have something I can steal from her blog. She always lets me do that~ (thanks marci)

Mike brought Ella and Addie to the concert but little Preston is getting over a cold just like Grandad so Preston came to our house and had some one on one time with Mr. Mark.  Aren't they cute!

Holly Jolly Christmas Sale!

Finally

 Today was gorgeous.   I actually kept my sweater on the entire day.

Finally 
it feels like autumn! 

I love the change in seasons.  

(though small they may be here in Houston) 

Don't you just love to have the wonderful aroma of something simmering in your crock-pot when you've been away all day.  

Do you need some good crock-pot recipes?

Well, look no further!

My dad (aka Frog) sent these recipes to me today.

Go ahead click away.

I'd love to hear about which recipes you try.

Crock Pot - Beef

All Day Crock Pot Beef	Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry	Beef and Pasta Casserole	Beef Diablo
Beef Fajitas	Beef Ragout Over Rice	Beef Tips	Beer Braised Beef in Crock Pot
Burritos Crock Pot Style	California Tamale Pie	Cattleman's Beef and Beans	Cheeseburger Sandwiches
Cheesy Meat Loaf	Chili Beer Brisket of Beef	Classic Swiss Steak	Complete Crock Pot Dinner
Corned Beef and Cabbage	Country Swiss Steak	Cowboy Casserole	Cranberry Pork Roast
Crock Pot Beef Burgundy	Crock Pot Beef 'n Peppers	Crock Pot Beef with Mushrooms	Crock Pot Beef Roast
Crock Pot Cabbage Rolls	Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage	Crock Pot Creole Steak Strips	Crock Pot Delight
Crock Pot Easy Swiss Steak	Crock Pot Enchiladas	Crock Pot Fajitas	Crock Pot Fajitas II
Crock Pot Italian Beef	Crock Pot Meatballs	Crock Pot Rump Roast	Crock Pot Sauerbraten
Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce	Crock Pot Swiss Steak	Crock Pot Taco Casserole	Fiesta Tamale Pie
Glazed Corned Beef	Glazed Corned Beef #2	Harvest Dinner	Harvest Pot Roast with Tomato-Wine Sauce
Hot-and-Spicy Sloppy Joes	Lean Crock Pot Beans	Nina's Beef and Beans	Pot Roast Dinner
Old Time Beef Stew	Pot Roast with Noodles	Ranch Style Beef	Reuben Casserole
Roast Cooked with Coke	Roast with Veggies	Sage Pot Roast	Salsa Swiss Steak
Savory Pepper Steak	Savory Stewed Beef	Slow-Cooked Beef Stifado	Slow Cooked Pepper Steak
Slow Cooked Steak Rolls	Slow Cooked Swiss Steak Supper	Slow Cooker Italian Spaghetti Sauce	Slow Cooker Lasagna
Slow Cooker Swiss Steak	Slowly Deviled Beef	Smothered Steak Strips	Spaghetti Sauce Italiano
Spicy Wine Pot Roast	Stuffed Cabbage Casserole	Stuffed Pasta Shells	Swiss Bliss
Swiss Steak	Teriyaki Steak	Three Pepper Steak	Three-Way Beef
Yankee Pot Roast and Vegetables

Crock Pot - Pork

Casserole in the Cooker	Chicken Lickin Good Crock Pot Pork Chops	Chinese Style Country Ribs	Country Pork with Mushrooms
Cranberry Pork Roast	Crockpot Apricot Pulled Pork for Sandwiches	Crock Pot Festival Sausage	Crock Pot Hawaiian Pork
Crock Pot Pork Chops Supreme	Crock Pot Sausage & Potatoes	Crock Pot Sausage and Egg Casserole	Crocked Cherry Pork Chops
Polish Kraut and Apples	Pork Chop Delight	Pork Chops and Mustard Sauce Potatoes	Pork Chops with Corn Stuffing
Pork Stew with Vegetables	Rosemary Potato Pork Chops	Sauerkraut Supper	Slow Cooking Pork Chops
Soy-Glazed Spareribs	Super Easy Pork Chops	Sweet and Spicy Kielbasa or Polish Sausage	Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs
Sweet 'N' Sour Sausage

Crock Pot - Fish & Seafood

Bayou Gumbo	Bouillabaisse	Cheese-Shrimp Chowder	Cioppino (Fisherman's Stew)
Crock Pot Bouillabaisse	Crock Pot Citrus Fish	Crock Pot Clam Chowder	Crock Pot Clam Chowder #2
Crock Pot Crab Soup	Crock Pot Fish Stew	Crock Pot Manhattan Style Clam Chowder	Crock Pot Shrimp Marinara
Jambalaya	Louisiana Gumbo	Mediterranean Fish Soup	No Clams Clam Chowder
Oyster Bisque	Seafood Naples	Shrimp Creole for the Crock Pot	Shrimp Creole
Shrimp Curry Macaroni Salad	Slow Cooker Seafood Chowder	Sweet and Sour Shrimp	Swiss Crab Casserole
Tuna Casserole	Tuna Noodle Casserole

Crock Pot - Soup, Stew & Chili

Barley Soup	Bean Soup for the Crock Pot	Bean Soup Italiano	Beef-Barley Stew
Beef Chowder	Beef Ragout	Black Bean Chili with Beef	Busy Day Stew
Calico Ham and Bean Soup	Chicken and Vegetable Chowder	Chicken Vegetable Chowder	Chili
Chili con Queso	Confetti Yellow Pea Soup	Cowboy Sausage & Beans	Crock Pot Bean Soup
Crock Pot Beef Barley Soup	Crock Pot Beef Stew	Crock Pot Beef Stew #2	Crock Pot Beef Stew #3

Need more Crock-pot inspiration.... 
visit here, here and here.

My Favorite Deja Vu

 I can't believe it is November already!

 Last Sunday we had a family get-together to celebrate my cute dad's birthday .

(aka Frog)  He chose Hansen Tacos for his birthday dinner. Yay!

Great-Frog and Preston

( Preston is wearing his little frog outfit for the celebration....so cute.)

 

Hansen Tacos

 Marci ~ thanks for always letting me steal your pictures!

THANKS!

Thank You  to all of our VETERANS!

In the USA, Veterans Day annually falls on November 11. This day is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice, which ended the World War I hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany in 1918. Veterans are thanked for their services to the United States on Veterans Day.

♥ My Favorite Veterans ♥

My Dad, Del Partridge

and

Our son, Mark P. Miner

Mack will be going to Iraq again in January. 

"But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.

~Thomas Dunn English

Flag-Patterned Fence Swag

via Martha Stewart Living

Tools and Materials:
8-inch-wide bunting, apolloflags.com or flagsexpress.com

Scissors

Straight pins
Sewing machine Flag-Patterned Fence Swag How-To:

1. Measure desired length of your swag. 
2. Cut 1 3/4 times this length of bunting.
3. Pleat the fabric: First, lay the fabric down, wrong side up. To make a single box pleat, crease both edges of a block of blue, and fold both creases so they meet in the middle, covering the blue; the red and white stripes will line up (H). Pin in place. Repeat along length of fabric. Remember to spray with starch and iron the folds as you go.
4. Sew along the top using a straight stitch. Remove pins, and flip fabric

Great Links:
Mack - Mark Miner Military Blog

American Legion National Headquarters

AMVETS National Headquarters

Department of Veterans Affairs

Disabled American Veterans

The Official Moving Wall Website

Military.com

www.silverandgoldandthee.com:80/Holiday2/Rem.html

www.sherylfranklin.com/holidays/veterans_day.html

www.fathershands.com/finalinspection/

REMEMBER
It was the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press.
It was the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It was the Veteran, not the lawyer,who has given us the right to fair trial.
It was the Veteran, not the campus organizer,who has given us freedom to demonstrate.
It is the Veteran, who salutes the flag, who served under the flag,

and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protestor to burn the flag.

Written by Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC

All Gave Some - Some Gave All

Thought for Today

"A sign of wisdom and maturity is when you come to terms with the realization that your decisions cause your rewards and consequences. You are responsible for your life and your ult.imate success depends on the choices you make."


~Denis Waitley

If Only

If I lived in Utah I would be going to

and using this COUPON

Print the coupon, bring it in to the Bake Shop and get a

FREE Double Fudge Cake Bite

Sweet Tooth Fairy Gourmet Bake Shop

1227 S University Ave Provo, UT 84601

#801-375-3484

http://www.thesweettoothfairy.com/

Offer Expires: November 31, 2009--one coupon per customer please.

I would definitely be tempted to disguise myself.

 After all, I DO wear a lot of different hats.

Would someone, anyone, please go there and have one for me?

Thank You Thursday

Baking with the Cuties

Saturday Hope and I thought it would be fun to have Ella and Addie over to make Halloween goodies. 

First things First....

Halloween Tradition-Window Stick-ONs

Aunt Hope helping the girlies.

We decided to make and frost some circle cookies before they arrived.

We had all the extras ready to go.

Little hands busy at work.

Miss Addie fell in love with the sugar sprinkles and couldn't resisit their yumminess!

Grandad brought McDonald's Happy Meals for lunch.

Nutter Butter Ghosts Cookies

Ghosts, Witches Hats, and Dipped Pretzels

 Sweet girls with Nana

Ella and Addie

(Notice cute little Addie is about to grab another cookie :)

Next year, we'll try these....what do you think girlies???